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A Button-Tufted Floral Chintz Sofa
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$3,000
Timed Auction
Palm Beach Treasures: Online
Description
A Button-Tufted Floral Chintz Sofa
together with three throw pillows, two or red raw silk and one with a needlepoint panel of a hunting dog.
Height 31 x width 64 x depth 35 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York
Condition
The sofa is in good stable condition. The upholstery shows little wear and not stains or smells were found.
Provenance
Note:The first sequence of lots in this auction come from the Southampton, New York home of the collectors Catherine Cahill, who is now deceased, and William L. Bernhard, who continues to live in their Park Avenue home in Manhattan. Lifelong New Yorkers, they passed the summers in Southampton and Washington, Connecticut, and the winters in Palm Beach, where Ms. Cahill decorated their retreat on Major Alley Way with the noted interior designer, Keith Irvine of Irvine and Fleming. Ms Cahill was an animal rights activist, and a daughter of John T. Cahill, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a named partner in the international law firm, Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Mr. Bernhard is a philanthropist and a descendant of the Lehman family of investment banking fame. He has served on many Boards of Directors, including the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center and the Winston Churchill Foundation.
Quantity
1